Regardez cet homme Mat Barzal, quel bel homme. C’est dommage que ces joueurs doivent se raser 7 fois par semaine pour suivre le niveau de Lou. Surtout pour les 15 joueurs des Islanders qui ont 35 ans ! Merci Lou! Mais vraiment, pourquoi est-ce sa règle ?
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Stunning_Manner1900
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Lou is a senile geezer who still thinks it’s the 70s. That’s why
Lou apologists will say that it’s not an official rule, but players still do it out of *respect*.
My response to that is: well that makes it even more stupid.
Wait what? Even during the playoffs ?
It’s ridiculous
Yankees do the same unless they changed it. i’ve worked some jobs that required clean shaven as they want their employees to all look “clean”.
Even the ice crew isn’t allowed to grow facial hair unless it’s playoffs I’m not even kidding
If i was a legit nhl’er and got traded there id tell him to shove it or trade me away. 0% chance id be shaving regularly.
Mattingly, I thought I told you to get rid of those sideburns!
To be honest it’s weird but what is more odd is that players just accept it even players who’ve had beards have been traded thier and shaved the one I remember is Palmieri.
Genuinely curious, has a player ever actually complained about this because it seems like fans are the only ones to ever bring it up. Plenty of bearded players have been traded to the Islanders and shaved, and they usually joke around about it.
NYI are a perfect trade option for Marner since he can’t grow facial hair anyway
Wait they make these guys shave during the season? Lmao. That is so fucking lame.
Hockey playoff beards are a must
7?!? Palmieri has to shave 14 times a week
Brent Burns disapproves.
Performative discipline. Dumb rule.
Lou Boomerello
Jeff skinner would be a good pickup. Mans never had a playoff beard
this man would be so beautiful with a beard
Ironic that the fisherman logo includes a guy with a beard.
And trim those sideburns, Boggs!
-Montgomery Burns
When did the Steinbrenners buy the islanders?
He’s a dinosaur still holding on somehow. He’s gonna be canned real soon I bet with this crap team he’s built
Lou is a a narcissistic sociopath.
For the life of me I don’t understand why this bothers this sub so much.
Professional look over the caveman look… I prefer the professional look.
Playoff beards is tradition. A fundamental fact of life, like water’s wet, or the sky is blue.
It’s sort of like when you join the army, everyone gets a short haircut and the same uniform. It’s designed to make it less about individuals and more about the team as a whole. I think Lou also just views it as being more professional and it sets the tone. I guess for people who make their beard their whole personality, this upsets them. But the players don’t seem to make a fuss about it so whatever.
It’s a form of control and a relic like Lou himself.
Im so petty id just grow it out and see what the fk anyone would do.
I would check to see if there is language in my contract regarding it. If not? Fuck you, Lou!
>What’s the big deal?
Its a boss setting basic appearance standard like happens with most client and public facing jobs and Reddit’s collective oppositional defiance disorder acting like its the end of the world.
Lou’s « team unity through stupid things » stuff has and always will be dumb.